Stanoje Glavaš
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Stanoje Stamatović Glavaš (born 1763 in Smederevska Palanka, died 1815), was a Serbian hajduk and a hero in the First Serbian Uprising. In 1790s, with Lazar Dobrić, he was the co-leader of a hajduk company based in Austrian-held Srem, which frequently crossed the Ottoman border, and attacked Ottoman forces and caravans in Pashaluk of Belgrade.
In 1804, in the eve of the uprising, Glavaš, Karađorđe Petrović and several other leaders gathered in Orašac to debate about the uprising. He refused the offer to become its leader, instead opting for Karađorđe. During the uprising, he lead a company of around 3000 men which liberated Prokuplje and Kuršumlija.
He was killed by Ottomans on 25 February 1815, after the demise of Hadži-Prodan's uprising.
In his hometown, there is a street and an elementary school named after him. He is the subject of a Serbian screenplay written by Đura Jakšić, which was widely shown throughout Serbia.
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- Miladin Stevanović: Stanoje Stamatović Glavaš. Knjiga komerc, Belgrade. 2005; ISBN 86-7712-065-3, 404 pages.
- Aleksandar Petrović. The role of banditry in the creation of national states in the central Balkans during the 19th century. Simon Fraser University.
- Vladimir Ćorović. Istorija Srba: Početak ustanka u Srbiji (Serbian).
